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New Orleans Saints stunned by Vikings, head home after Wild Card weekend

The No. 3 seeded New Orleans Saints were stunned by the No. 6 Minnesota Vikings (26-20) on NFL Wild Card weekend to exit the playoffs early.

The No. 6 rushing team in the NFL, the Minnesota Vikings’ Dalvin Cook was matched up against a New Orleans Saints run defense who hasn’t allowed a 100-yard rusher in 42 straight games.

Which one of the two will break, Cook or the Saints?

The game kicked off and both teams’ coaches and players entered a battle to see who deserves to advance. The Saints started off the game rocking after Janoris Jenkins forces a fumble and recovers it from Adam Theilen on the first drive.